56th
NATIONAL MULTI-MEDIA JURIED ART EXHIBITION
AWARDS
$1200
Acquisition Award
$700 First
Place Award
$400 Second
Place Award
$200 Third
Place Award
$200 Best
Rocky Mount Artist
Six $100
Merit Awards
ELIGIBILITY
Open to all U.S. artists 18 years of age or older working
in any media excluding installation. DVD format animation and video works may
be entered. Work must be original, executed within the past two years, and not
previously exhibited at the Arts Center. Entry in this exhibit establishes an
agreement on the part of the artist to all conditions listed in the prospectus
and is a contract to exhibit entries selected by the juror. Substitutions for
entries sold or otherwise committed before acceptance are not allowed.
JUROR
Barbour Strickland
has been involved in the arts in North Carolina for over 30 years. Owner of
Strickland Art Resources and Gallery, an art consulting firm and gallery; The
Arts Connection, a community arts website; and FrameMakers, a frame design
company, he also serves on the boards of several local and statewide arts
organizations. Strickland is President of the North Carolina State Art Society
of the N.C. Museum of Art; President of the Friends of the ECU School of Art
and Design; President-elect of the Pitt County Arts Council; an advisor to the
North Carolina Arts Fund; and former Director of the Greenville Museum of Art.
In 2012 he was awarded the Order of
the Long Leaf Pine
by N.C. Governor Beverly Perdue for his contributions to the arts in North
Carolina. He is also the author of “The
Art Owner’s Handbook” and “The Art Emergency Guide”.
ENTRY FEE
Artists may submit up to four (4) works for a
non-refundable $25 fee. Payment must accompany entries and be made out to City
of Rocky Mount. All entry materials including slides, CDs, or DVDs for
animation/video, completed entry form, and entry fee must be received (not
postmarked) by the Arts Center no later than 5:00pm March 22, 2013.
Submission materials will not be returned
unless requested. Images of accepted works will be retained by the Arts Center
for our archives and exhibition publicity purposes. Notification of acceptance
will be mailed on April 19, 2013. Award winners will be selected by the juror
after the exhibition is installed and announced at the reception on June 2,
2013 at 2:30pm.
ENTRY PROCEDURES
Up to four (4) works may be entered. Each artwork may be represented by up to
three (3) separate images showing details or different views of the work.
2D and 3D Works should be submitted as separate digital
images in Jpeg format only. PowerPoint presentation format is not accepted. All
Jpeg images need to be saved on a CD at a minimum resolution of 350dpi. Each
image must be identified (file title) by corresponding entry number and title. No
identifying information should appear within the body of the image. CDs must be
identified with JAS 2013 and the artist’s name.
Video / Animation must be submitted on a DVD medium
appropriate for playback in a standard DVD player and may not exceed 15 minutes
run time.
Mail or deliver all entries by
March 22, 2013.
Attn: JAS
Attn: JAS
Maria V.
Howard Arts Center
270 Gay
Street
Rocky
Mount, NC 27804
Maria V. Howard Arts Center * 270 Gay Street * Rocky Mount *NC*
27804 * 252-972-1163
